The surge in oil and gas production in recent years is fueling a revival of U.S. manufacturing. But, according to Ryan Holeywell over at Fuel Fix, the big industrial projects on the planning board for the Gulf Coast are suffering from a shortage of skilled labor.
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EDMONTON – Cabela’s Canada is hiring about 150 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees to staff its new Edmonton location scheduled to open this spring.
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EDMONTON – The oilsands, Canada’s biggest industry, make an economic contribution to the country that in 2012 was far greater than Saskatchewan’s, a new study has determined.
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The U.S. economy is headed for stronger growth in 2014 that will steadily chip away at the unemployment rate, top economists predict in a largely optimistic USA TODAY quarterly survey.
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The number of people working in northwest Alberta continues to increase, with a 0.1 per cent drop in the Athabasca – Grande Prairie unemployment rate in January.
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CALGARY – Although employment was virtually unchanged in January in Alberta, the province showed a year-over-year hike of nearly 70,000 positions – accounting for close to half of the national gain.
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LETHBRIDGE- Canada needs more people to work in agriculture, according to Bill McGregor, the agri-scientist in residence at the University of Lethbridge.
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CALGARY – Walmart Canada announced Tuesday it will invest close to $500 million for supercentre, distribution network, and e-commerce projects across the country, creating more than 7,500 new jobs, including construction positions.
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“Products are paid for with products,” said French economist and free-trade proponent Jean-Baptiste Say.
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SAN FRANCISCO — A new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research has just answered a question often asked of the San Francisco Bay Area: Why would anyone want to live where the median price of a house costs more than $500,000?”
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